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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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